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Lyrics
1. On the 3rd of December 1837
Six Top hated railway men met in the bird in the hand Peckham
They struck their lines across the roof tops of south London
And where the six crossed was Loughborough Junction
Then came the Villa’s, distemper, lace curtained
Grew and spread out over the market gardens
The Pub and the church, hearth and home
Cabbages and kings a generation gone
Chorus
And we will walk these streets together
Hearing new and old voices gone
Welcome stranger and passing friend
Seven crossings, a face that turns
2. Dog fight Hurricane over south east London
Eight Dornier bombers cutting up rough
In their scared haste to flee and to run for home
Dropped their bombs on Loughborough junction
Churchill said! How dare these cowards
Bully our people, our towns and our homes
And just like they will see a new wind approaching
The same wind that blows through Loughborough Junction
3. 1948, Welfare state
Railways, schools, hospitals
A land fit for heroes needs people to run it
Heart transplant required in south east London
The Windrush boat comes to our aid
Workers, and families, a pattern is laid
That brings new life and inspiration
He got a new job in the overground station
(And in 7 bridges it is clear
You never know who you will meet there)
4 And in the 1980 when the streets lit up and
The glass and bricks fell like rain
The burnt out cars and the corrugated iron
The frightened people of Maggie’s Britain (ran to Loughboprough Junction)
And when it was all over and the gangs (police) went home
The regeneration money was all spent on Brixton
The good neighbor and peace that was loughborough junction
Quietly and respectfully went on its way (that’s the same today)
5 Train tracks cut deep into suburbia
Commuters don’t notice as they speed over you
Born by trains and train remains
It’s what makes up our Loughborough veins
You’re not quite city not quite town,
But 0207 is ringing house prices now
And you never know what you might meet
When you got then Loughborough feet
End repeat chorus to fade
And we will walk these streets together
Hearing new and old voices gone
Welcome stranger and passing friend
Seven crossings, a face that turns
As long as I gaze up
Sung parts over end
Loughborough Junction sunset
And the world through this window
Turns fast and forgets
Terry and Julie
At loughborough junction station
Their Spanish movie in paradise
Third 2 (Lead guitar)
These streets tell a story
Charlie and Stan and the Fred karno gang
It’s the Gospel preached and the mosque faces East
And the cracks in the pavements that run so deep
And the cars and bus and the forty ton trucks
and the streets where the night never sleeps
forth 2
these streets together
Troubled footsteps a bleak inspiration
Welcome stranger and passing friend
New opportunities in loughborough junction (repeat to fade)